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Attachment C Multifamily Rental Dwelling License Implementation Plan The purpose of this program is to protect the public health, safety and welfare of citizens of the City who occupy rental units in Multi- family properties. This is achieved by adopting a Rental Dwelling inspection program to provide minimum maintenance standards for existing and newly constructed Multi- family rental properties in Roseville, MN. The Multifamily Rental Dwellings (MRD) licensing program would be required for any building or portion thereof that contains five (5) or more dwelling units that may be attached side -by -side, stacked floor to ceiling and /or have common entrance and have a common owner that are being rented out in the City of Roseville. This does not apply to Minnesota Department of Health licensed rest homes, convalescent care facilities, nursing homes, hotels, motels, managed home -owner associations or on- campus college housing. The program would be set as follows: • Notice of ordinance adoption in fall 2013 to all MRD property owners. • Building codes to hire one temporary seasonal code enforcement officer (SCEO) as contract employee to do inspections in 2014. • Notice in beginning of 2014 to all MRD properties to apply for licensing. Application due by April 15, 2014. • Community Development or the SCEO will send 14 -30 day notice to schedule inspection. Inspections will be conducted in the months of May, June, and July. • A third 1/3 of all units in MRD will be initially inspected. If upon initial inspection SCEO may determine that additional units need to be inspected. • Reinspection of code violations may need follow -up. First reinspection is free additional reinspection fees will be $25.00 a unit and $100 per building. • Notice sent by October 1, 2014 License Type A, B, C, or D to MRD. • Rental licensing fee is due and payable within 45 -60 days of notice. • Fee for licensing is $100 per building and $20 per unit. The license will be effective based upon the classification of the property. Property owners who fail to obtain or renew a license within 30 days of expiration will result in a $500 penalty; the penalty will double every 2 weeks it remains unpaid. • For properties that have chronic code violations that are not being resolved in a timely manner the City may use the "Tenant Remediation Act." • The City may, upon receipt of a creditable third party complaint or residents with reasonable concerns, require an inspection of a unit. Upon a complaint based inspection the city may require additional units to be inspected. Upon that inspection, the City may require a license category criteria inspection be performed using the same standards as the license renewal inspection. • Quarterly Property Owner's meetings start in 2015. Dates to be determined for the meetings and notices going out in fall of 2014 through e-mail notices from applications. Property Licensing Requirements The type of license (A, B, C, or D) a property owner receives will be determined by the overall number of property code violations identified during the inspection. (see table below). Requirement 4 Attend Roseville Multifamily Property Owner's Quarterly License Type meetings Type A Type B 'IL Type C in Type D in Recommended Inspections and Licensing Fee Mitigation Plan Attend 25% 11 Attend 50 % 40it Attend 75 % Al Jim Once every 3 years - Once every 2 yearf - In - Once a year qM6 May be required - rbe quired and shall Once every 6 month br ought to Required uncil. Draft 8 -13 -13